Tu quoque. Goal post move. Ad hominem. Fail.
Are you against all IRS training videos, or just the ones that don’t put people to sleep?
CMC fnord!
Shouldn’t D’Anconia be off in Galt’s Gulch, jerking off to Galt ranting over the loudspeaker?
My browser is fine. The site says, when i click on the link:
Sorry, but i’m not registering for a website just because you are too slow and retarded to find the original source.
As i said, there are important issues to be discussed here, and i think it’s perfectly reasonable to ask whether the NEH should fund classes like this. Some will say no; others yes. But that doesn’t excuse misrepresenting what was happening. It was not a class to teach students how to laugh.
If you and Senator Doofus want to talk about the issue in intelligent terms, by all means start the conversation, but don’t begin your argument by lying about what the topic is.
Not only has Snowboarder Bo demonstrated that you are wrong about this, but the very study that you are supporting in this thread makes clear that such a thing exists.
OK, it’s clear you’re not very smart, so i’ll explain this for you slowly, in order to help you grasp the point.
My purpose in bringing up the Irag and Afghanistan wars, and the recent moves against ISIS, was not specifically to make any argument about whether or not they constitute good foreign policy or a wise course of public spending. Nor is my position on President Obama’s recent foreign policy decisions especially pertinent to my point.
I was simply observing that Senator Doofus (supported by you) seems incredibly preoccupied by a relatively small percentage of government spending, and also seems intent on misrepresenting, dishonestly interpreting, and straight out lying about, that small percentage just to score stupid political points. And in doing so, he seems to be ignoring huge budgetary items that, in the opinion of many Americans, have also represented a colossal waste of taxpayer money.
I completely agree. If we find large areas of waste or poor spending, we should address the issue, and if we find small areas we should also address the issue. But if this problem is, as you and Senator Doofus seem to believe, so worthy of attention, why is it necessary to dress it up in lies and misrepresentation in order to make your point?
Why not just say, for example, “The government should not be spending $45,000 on funding humanities classes at universities”?
Why not just say, for example, “The government should not be spending $10,000 to help preserve ecologically and economically significant estuarine regions”?
Why not just say, for example, “The government should shut down all funding for the International Space Station”?
Why not just say, for example, “In order to reduce the cost of identity theft fraud, the IRS should change the deadlines for W-2 filing, and delay issuing tax refunds, in accordance with the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office”?
You know why people like you don’t say stuff like that? Because you recognize that, for all the griping that many Americans do about taxes and government spending at the general, abstract level, the fact is that plenty of Americans like many of the things that government spends money on, and think that much of this government spending is worthwhile even when the benefits might be difficult to measure, or cultural and social rather than economic. Basically, you’re not honest about it, because if you were, many of the people you’re trying to con would ask you questions like, “What are you smoking? And where can i get some?”
Let me guess, this guy thought Palin was right on the mark when she ranted about Fruit Flies.
Holy shit mhendo, I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone get their asses handed to them in such a polite manner. Well done.
The problem is he didn’t recognize what he was being handed. Nor how it got detached in the first place.
Does the Gilligan’s Island video meet your expectations of proper oversight over the people’s money?
How about the line-dancing one?
Or the GSA? Hot tubs, mind-readers! and commemorative coins.
If you think that any of that is A-OK, you’re seriously messed up.
You’ve obviously never had an office job for a large employer.
Which is probably good, since you’re apparently pretty stupid.
Are you gonna shit yourself if you find out they ordered sandwiches and soda for the Christmas party?
I just checked a third time, and the link is not behind a subscription/paywall. Why you’re arguing this is beyond me. And no, I’m not a member of Digital Plus or whatever they call it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-kass-met-1024-20141023-column.html
When did I support Senator Coburn? He’s the retiring Senator from Oklahoma, a state I have nothing to do with.
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You forgot foot massages for bunny rabbits.
How am I not honest about it? I’ll be the first to state that the government shouldn’t be spending our money on cultural or social issues.
Protip: You got your ass handed to you, and pretending you can still fight is just making you look sad.
Whimper and crawl away. You’ve earned it.
I do, but it’s radically changed. I started in 1990. Back then, we used to drink alcohol at lunch, with, and paid for, by our bosses. There were hams/turkeys/pies to take home during the holidays. Plus Christmas parties held at
swanky ballrooms. There were also trips to San Diego, Arizona, Mexico, and the Caribbean on the company dime.
Then, the recession of the early 2000’s hit. After that, nada. If you arranged a work group lunch it was made clear, up front, that it was pay as you go. We even had to make up any extra time that the lunch lasted over the normal lunch hour. Believe it or not, they even stopped providing coffee, juice, water, or donuts during morning meetings.
Did they continue to pay for your digital membership to the Tribune?
No, I’ve never had a digital membership to the Tribune. In fact, I’m cheap, so no. :o
It’s behind a paywall for me as well.
By misrepresenting what the funding actually funds.
Anyone who takes anything John Kass writes seriously is dumb as a bag of hammers.
There shouldn’t be any funding for foot massages of bunny rabbits. Period. Full stop.
If I may, D’Anconia, I’d like to ignore your questions about budgeting for a moment and focus on this. “Why you’re arguing this is beyond me.” Do you think mhendo is lying? Too stupid to access a webpage?
Often people “on one side of the political divide” think people “on the other side” are liars or morons. By writing “Why you’re arguing this is beyond me” rather than, say, “Interesting; I wonder if it’s a location issue,” you seem to assume that mhendo is lying.
Do you come here to fight ignorance? Some have suggested you’re ignorant. Start out small and practice fighting your own ignorance before you help plan the federal budget. Maybe run experiments. Here’s a hint: I can’t access the webpage either.
And if someone researches that one will you get it or will you just continue on your Gish Gallop?
'Cause right now this is how you sound,
“Damn it! How many times must I tell you people to STOP BOTHERING ME WITH FACTS that do not support my argument?!!??!?!?!?!”
CMC fnord!
for whom the link also does not work . . . 'prolly 'cause I’m “seriously messed up”!